Conn. lawyer withdraws $100M lawsuit over massacre

January 1, 2013 @ 9:08 am

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut attorney seeking to sue the state for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor of the Newtown school massacre has withdrawn the claim _ at least for now.

The Stamford Advocate reports ( http://bit.ly/U4Jfni) that Irving Pinsky withdrew the lawsuit but says he might refile. He says he received new evidence on security at Sandy Hook Elementary School and is reviewing it.

Pinsky last week asked to sue the state, saying his client suffered "emotional and psychological trauma and injury" during the shooting rampage that killed 20 children and six adults. He says state officials failed to prevent his client from foreseeable harm.

The state attorney general said Monday there appears to be no basis to support the suit or the state's liability.

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Information from: The Advocate, http://www.stamfordadvocate.com


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  • murr wrote...
    Hmmmm the easiest target,
    December 29, 2012 5:46 am
    The one with the most money, and will yell uncle first, and who cares on how much they pay out, not one persons job will be put on the line. Show me that they will find one person accountable.No one will be and the money will flow, like a river over the damm.
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  • TwoTrees wrote...
    "A lawyer who wants to sue Connecticut for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor of the Newtown school shooting says the potential claim is about improving school security, not money."
    December 29, 2012 10:18 am
    Uh-huh. And monkeys might fly outta my...
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  • BeenThere wrote...
    The State has an obligation to protect the children they're entrusted with.
    December 29, 2012 12:30 pm
    If they aren't equipped to handle that responsibility, then they will pay because of they're negligence. Having a "gun free zone" sign posted around a public school isn't going to cut it. Let's make it about gun control and shift our focus away from the States accountability, right? The only thing that will force change are huge lawsuits, and this first one is just the beginning.
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